Things That Make You Go Hmm...: Laurentien's Costumes

Took a little break for a bit there, did you miss me?  Don't answer that, my fragile ego can't take it.  I've got a lot to catch up on (including a suit...with shorts...) and a lot still going on outside the blog world, so bear with me.  In the mean time, let's catch up with one of those wacky Dutch princesses....

Laurentien has a way of truly committing to her fashion, doesn't she?  I mean, she just takes a look and runs it straight into an alternate universe.

Now, this dress isn't too bad.  If it were just a top, it'd be lovely.  But then you add in the stripes, and the swirled line of the shoes, and the flower in her hair, and suddenly I'm having a Dr. Seuss moment.

She has been promoting literacy, so perhaps keeping up the storybook theme was her aim with this gem of an outfit, sported the following day:

Charlotte's web?  It just looks like a big red spider bleeding all over her top to me.  (Actually those are words printed across her top.  Promoting literacy, literally.  Heh.)  I'm not sure where leggings and Red Baron scarves fit into the pantheon of children's literature, though.

And I'm REALLY not sure about these:

Because they do not have strippers in children's books. 

Photos: PPE/v.d. Werf

Event Round Up: Prince Nikolaos and Tatiana Blatnik's Wedding, 25 August 2010

Relive the Greek royal wedding, any time you please:

Wedding-Centric Posts

All the fashion from the event itself.

The Bride, Her Dress, and Attendants

Royal Fashion Awards: The Guests

Royal Fashion Awards: The Pre-Wedding Party

Weekly Review Posts

See what else some of the guests wore during their brief Greek vacation.

The Greek Royal Ladies

Crown Princess Victoria

Letizia, Princess of Asturias

Princess Maxima

Princess Madeleine

Pre-Wedding Fun

Travel back in time for some wedding nostalgia, and of course a flashback to Tatiana's pre-royal years.

Queen Anne-Marie and King Constantine

Marie-Chantal Miller and Crown Prince Pavlos

Flashback: Tatiana's Style



Month in Review: Greek Royal Ladies, August

Here's what a few selected Greek royals wore in August:

Princess Theodora

1. American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, 7 August. Love that she's sporting this event, and love this dress!
2. Out and about in Greece, 24 August.
3. Pre-wedding party for Nikolaos and Tatiana, 24 August.
4. Nikolaos' and Tatiana's wedding, 25 August, a) on Theodora and b) from BCBG Max Azria. 

Princess Nikolaos

1. Wedding preparations, 22 August.  I ask you: is this the perfect outfit to be out and about on a Greek island, or what?
2. Wedding rehearsal, 22 August.  Once again, super cute.  This dress has little pockets too, which I love.
3. Out and about, 24 August.
4. Pre-wedding party, 24 August, a) from J. Mendel and b) on the bride.  Just ethereal.
5. Wedding, 25 August.  I see how it fits in the context of the location of the wedding, but I still can't say I'm a huge fan.
6. Day after the wedding, 26 August.  

Crown Princess Pavlos

1. Wedding rehearsal, 22 August.
2. Pre-wedding party, 24 August.  I love this more and more.  Even the shoes.  
3. Wedding, 25 August.  Did anyone ever catch a photo of this without the shawl?  I didn't see any, but I'm dying to know.

Best and Worst of the Month

Picking a best for the month among these three ladies was a tough one. (Especially when there's a bride involved, but I've already bored you with my thoughts on that one.)  But there's something about Theodora's flowered dress that does it for me - it's young, but appropriate, and insanely flattering.  I'll tell you what isn't any of those three things - Marie-Chantal's metallic thing there.  I'm sure this is by some high-end designer that I haven't been able to identify, there's probably a good chance it cost more than my car or something, but come on.  M-C's usually a very chic woman, but sometimes I think she rests a little too heavily on the strength of her designer labels.

Photos: Sevenpixnews/Tlife/JMendel/Style.com/Royal Press Europe/Nieboer/Svenskdam/Chris Jackson/Getty Images/Zimbio/BCBG/BEW Photo

Week in Review: Crown Princess Victoria, 22-28 August

Here's what Crown Princess Victoria wore the week of 22-28 August:

1. Pre-wedding party for Nikolaos and Tatiana, 24 August.
2. Greek wedding, 25 August.
3. Commemoration of the 'White Buses' mission with Crown Prince Haakon, 26 August, a) with the coat and b) without.
4. 200th Anniversary of the Karolinska Institutet, 27 August.

Best of the Week

My friends, I present to you the most color coordinated royal week in the history of royal fashion (well, in the history of this blog anyways).  And why not?  The girl can wear the pink.  I don't have a worst outfit this week; I like them all.  But this fuchsia gown from the end of the week is the clear standout. She looks ah-mazing.

Photos: Zimbio/Getty/IBL

Month in Review: Princess Madeleine, August

Here's what Princess Madeleine wore in August:

1.  At Villa Solliden, 1 August.  I can't tell if that's a sweater or a jacket.  But I kinda like it.
2. Evening out with friends, 19 August.  This is a lovely dress, but something I'd expect to see out on a royal engagement, not out for a night on the town.
3. Bernadotte 200th anniversary, 21 August.  A sea of pastel purple.
4. Evening celebration of the Bernadotte anniversary, 21 August.  Simple and lovely, but I wish she hadn't worn black shoes with it.
5. Arriving in Greece, 24 August.
6. Pre-wedding party for Nikolaos and Tatiana, 24 August, a) on the Oscar de la Renta runway and b) in action.
7. Boating in Greece, 25 August.  Here's a princess that never misses a chance to sport a bikini.  And hey, if I looked like that, I'd be the same way.
8. Out and about in Greece, 25 August.
9. Greek wedding, 25 August.  Still looks like produce threw up on her.
10. Changing planes in Copenhagen on the way back from Greece, 26 August.  
11. Attending the 10th anniversary of the "My Big Day" Foundation, 29 August.  I love this!  Every bit the modern girl, but still a princess.  And a great choice for a youth-oriented engagement.
    

Best and Worst of the Week

At first glance, I liked outfit #3.  But looking further...the jacket's adding fictional pounds to her body, the headband looks like something you could buy at the discount store for little girls to play dress up with, and the lavender shoes are taking the color theme a bit too far (and this is coming from a girl that LOVES a purple shoe!).  No competition for the repeated Oscar de la Renta worn to the party the night before the wedding.  Perfection.

Photos: Abaca/PurePeople/PPE/Nieboer/Marcio Madeira/Style.com/Svenskdam/Sevenpixnews/ANP/Diario Feminino